1. Jacob’s Deception for the Blessing Genesis 26:34-27:9

2. God Abraham (Abram) Gen 12:2–3 Gen 12:2–3 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

3. Abraham 85 yrs old Ishmael Gen 16:1–2 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; so she said to Abram, “The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.”

4. Abraham 100 yrs old Ishmael Isaac Gen 17:19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

5. Abraham Ishmael Isaac Esau Jacob Gen 25:23 The LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.” Jacob’s Deception for the Blessing Genesis 26:34-27:9

6. Abraham Ishmael Isaac Esau Jacob Jesus Gen 12:2–3 Gen 12:2–3 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

7. God’s Sovereignty Psalm 24:8 The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Genesis 18:14 “Is anything too hard for the LORD?”

8. God’s Sovereignty Ephesians 3:20 “ … is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine” 2 Cor 6:18; Rev 1:8 “… the Lord Almighty”

9. God’s Sovereignty Luke 1:37 “ … with God nothing will be impossible.” Matthew 19:26 “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” 100% Sovereign

10. Human Responsibility Our actions have real results and do change the course of events 1. Our actions have real results and do change the course of events  “Cause and Effect” principle  Abram + Hagar  Ishmael  Jacob the “deceiver”  Laban, Esau

11. Human Responsibility Our actions have real results and do change the course of events 1. Our actions have real results and do change the course of events Acts 18:9-10 “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.”

12. Human Responsibility Our actions have real results and do change the course of events 1. Our actions have real results and do change the course of events Acts 18:11 So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.

13. Human Responsibility Prayer is one specific action that does change the course of events 2. Prayer is one specific action that does change the course of events James 4:2 You do not have because you do not ask God. John 16:24 “Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.”

14. Human Responsibility No such thing as “luck” or “chance” 3. No such thing as “luck” or “chance”  A more personal God Rom 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”  Examen prayer “POTBLESS”

15. Human Responsibility Do not be afraid, trust in God 4. Do not be afraid, trust in God  Our sovereign God watches over us and cares for His children. Matthew 6:26 “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”

16. Human Responsibility Do not be afraid, trust in God 4. Do not be afraid, trust in God  Our sovereign God watches over us and cares for His children. Psalm 4:8 “In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety.”

17. Human Responsibility Do not be afraid, trust in God 4. Do not be afraid, trust in God  Our sovereign God watches over us and cares for His children. Genesis 28:5 After blessing Jacob... Then Isaac sent Jacob on his way, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau. God 100% Sovereign Man 100% Responsible

18. Jacob’s Deception for the Blessing Genesis 26:34-27:9